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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
1
A fragmented historical snippet mentions a man at Telend Lane and widows, a tavern, and a contemplation of buying a rant. Names and clear actions are unclear, but the piece evokes a late 19th or early 20th century street scene with local figures and a tavern setting.
Secretary of War Baker reported to Sheriff Tobin that conditions around the camps at San Antonio were improved and would be maintained. Baker expressed pleasure with the reports and praised the authority for keeping order, saying there should be no further trouble.
Major James J. Perkins, once top executive at Nativi Bank of New York, succeeds Carnyson Murphy as head of the American Red Cross overseas post. Murphy retires and transfers to military service as a deified tribute to his career, with personnel changes pending.
Fragmentary text reports a resolved plot involving Caillaux and a seizure of a ship with references to Argentina Germany and Washington. Documents and officials including Baron von der Lancken are mentioned as part of alleged German espionage and diplomatic exchanges.
A damaged fragment suggests a painting titled San Sebastian and other religious works will be returned to a garden family or gallery. The note references a long restoration or redeployment amid debates over ownership and exhibition at a renowned institution.
Fragmented report describes a Wednesday court adjournment and absent attorneys. Names and places are largely garbled, with no clear actions beyond a pause in proceedings and references to anticipated next steps.
The War Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce endorses centralized war supply control but stops short of supporting one man responsibility. It urges a strong central administrator under the President, while opposing creating the War Supplies Board as merely a coordinating body. The committee plans to present further findings to the Senate War Inquiry.
Reported wartime notes describe Italian forces gaining three point victories and reorganizing regiments amid broader Austrian and German logistics efforts. The piece covers aerial operations over Germany and Palestine, detailing raids on Thionville steel works and military targets near Met and Jenin, with emphasis on disruption and attrition.
Fragmented OCR report notes German attempts to enter war outposts and French lines with limited success. Prisoners taken as infantry raiding parties operate with no officers, using flamethrowers and pioneers to support advances. Allied counterfire and field howitzers hinder attacks. weathering gas shots disrupt operations near Verdun.
A sprawling AP report from Smolny describes diplomats escorted by soldiers to Lenine at the Smolny Institute. Talks ran 40 minutes behind closed doors as officials signaled possible moves toward a constitutional assembly while warning of counterplots and arrests tied to Bolshevik and Romanian tensions.
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